The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is already a part of the enterprise, whether cyber security administrators are ready or not. Thanks to advances in network technology, seizing control of connected devices has become an active, and menacing, threat to the enterprise professional. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats have remained a concern for

Technology is changing our lives for the better; yet it’s also exposing us to organised crime, online scammers and hackers – and whole industries built around monetising our personal data. But you don’t have to be resigned to cyber-victimhood. Give yourself, and your devices, a security update for 2020 and

Last summer, there were a number of security-related topics at the annual DAC conference, which we covered in August. That activity included Accellera diving into the issue of security surrounding silicon design and, in particular, risks associated with intellectual property (IP) – meaning pre-designed circuits purchased or re-used. It was there

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the United Kingdom recently issued a warning to its citizens to have stronger and unique passwords after releasing a file that contained the top 100,000 commonly hacked passwords from the “Have I Been Pwned” data set. With unprotected databases and online services getting breached often, leaked/stolen passwords

Cloud computing services have transformed businesses large and small across all sectors in recent years and this is only set to increase into the new year. IDC predicts that by 2023, public cloud spending will more than double, growing from $229 billion in 2019 to nearly $500 billion. However, despite mass